Fitness fights fires: exploring the relationship between physical fitness and firefighter ability - Chizewski A, Box A, Kesler R, Petruzzello SJ.

BACKGROUND: Regular exercise in firefighters may be effective in preventing or attenuating ill health (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, and obesity), as well as improving their firefighting ability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationshi...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news